Monday, July 11, 2011

Microsoft Corporation may have been one of the pioneering companies that made running the computing powers of the computer possible for the average user but it was not the first company to bring in the ease of accessing the information of the internet. In fact Microsoft had some catching up to do when the Internet became available to the average every day person. But with ingenuity and offering Internet explorer downloads for free to the user it quickly became one of the leading web browsers in the industry.

As the information technology advanced and the service providers improved their internet access speeds, Internet explorer had to evolve with the improving technology by upgrading Internet Explorer to handle the new demands of the user. Ie6 soon was available for internet users to improve security and function of web browser but considering a new threat of hackers looking for vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that Microsoft quickly began offering Internet Explorer upgrades and downloads to close vulnerabilities discovered in its coding and enhance abilities such as streaming videos and music which is now standard in Ie7.

Microsoft is continually striving to improve the performance of Internet Explorer that now Ie8 is available for users to test out in a Beta version which is the stage a program goes through testing before being officially released to the public. This version is to address many concerns people now have when surfing the internet like privacy and security. A person can use Ie8 with the understanding that they may find errors in the programming which will be reported back to Microsoft so they can fine tune the program for official release.

However if you are using Ie7 or older versions it has just been announced that Microsoft is issuing a high priority update for your browser on December 17, 2008 to close a recently discovered security vulnerability that they are recommending everyone who uses their browser to update immediately and is available on their website to download this update. If you are running on Windows XP or Vista your automatic updates is enabled you should alerted to this very important update and you do the update as soon as possible.

With the constant evolution of the internet, Microsoft is dedicated to keeping their Internet Explorer browser up to date with the technologies. With this in mind do not be surprised to see future versions of Internet Explorer like Ie9 to continue the evolution of internet technology. With identity thefts becoming more frequent and more and more business and financial institutions are doing transactions over the internet; do not be surprised to see Microsoft with its Internet Explorer in the forefront in protecting and securing their user has information.